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' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FIEMIN sILvAIN LEPINTE, oF vINoE'NNEs, FRANCE. f

HORSESHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming'part o1' Letters Patent No. 357,014, dated February 11887.

Application filed February 23, 1886. Serial No.192,886. (No model.) Patented in France April 23, 1885, No. 168,451, and in England February 3, 1880, No. 1,603. l

' To @Z6 whom, it may concern:

Beit known that I, FIRMIN SILVAIN LE- PINTE, a citizen of France, residing at Vineennes, in the Republic of France, have in vented a new and useful I mproved Roughing for Horseshoes, (for which I have obtained a patent in France, datedjApril 23, 1885, No.

168,451, and made application for a patent in Great Britain, dated February 3, 1886, No. 1,603,) ofwhich the following is aspecitication. The essential feature of this invention consists in the use of a roughingnail having a` that the roughing-nail can be fixed without the aid of afarrier, and without any other tools than a hammer, or even a stone, and may be as readily removed on prizing up the end of the nail by a chisel or strong knife.

The invention will be readily understood on reference to the accompanying drawings, in whichl Figure l shows a side View of a horseshoe with the roughing applied to it. Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the same. Figs. 3, 4, and 5 show different forms ofthe roughingnails; and Fig.l 6 shows a section through the shoe with the roughing-nail Xed thereto.

The horseshoe'is made with the ordinary holes for nailing on, and in addition ithas four tapering holes formed straight through it for' the reception of the ronghingnails, two, an', at the heel ends, and two others, bb', near the toe, the holesv being made with a taper exactly corresponding to the taperfof the roughingstuds, as shown more clearly at Fig. 6. VShould these holes -Vbecome deformed somewhat on bending the shoe when fitting it exactly to the 5o horses hoof, they should afterward be brought to the'proper shape again by driving in the punch or die usedin forming'the holes. This may also be done'with regard to the two rearinost holes for the ordinary nails, which might in need also serve for receiving the roughingstuds.,

The holes for the roughing-studs must be sufficiently splayed to enable the punch or die to deliver easily therefrom, and they should be formed as near as practicable to the' outer edge of the shoe. The roughing-studs, which are conveniently made in two or more different sizes to suit different-sized shoes, are shown in side view, front View, and plan in two varieties at Figs. 3, 4, and 5. They consist of the shank d, the neck c, and the head f. The neek,which may either be of square section, as at Fig. 3, or oblong, as at Figs. 4 and 5, is formed with a suitable taper from the head to the shank, which in Fig. 3 is formed with a suitable outward curvature, and has a sharp chisel-shaped end, d. v

The head f Inay either be square, as at Fig. 3, or round', as at Fig. 5. l

For xing on the roughing-studs, assuming the shoe to be secured in the ordinary manner to the hoof, the farrier, holding the'stud with its head inclined slightly outward and the shank inserted in the hole, drives it in with gentle blows, whereupon the curved end of the shank will appear between the upper outer edge of the shoe and the hoof, the curved form of the shank causing it of itself to pass outward between the shoe and hoot` and to curve over the edge of the shoe as the stud is driven in.

Should the holein the shoe not be -situated suiciently near the 'edge to enable the shank of the stud to penetrate outward, as described,

a passage may be formed for it in the first inhead while still holding the shank with the pinchers so as to form an angular bend on the shank where it passes out of the hole in the shoe, the free end of the shank is then bent sharply downward over the edge ofthe shoe by striking it with the hammer, when it will be firmly secured in position, as shown at Fig.

For afterward removing the stud again the bent shank is opened out by a chisel or punch, whereupon the stud Will be readily extracted by simply striking the head in the downward direction while holding the hoof in a raised position, when it willy either fall out of itself or be readily pulled out with the pinchers.

It will be evident that owing to the simple inode of fixing the ronghing-studs they may be readily secured by anyone without the aid of a farrier or any special tools, an old horseshoe or a stone being sufficient to drive theni in and rivet them down.

The shank of the stud may be left straight by the manufacturer, as shown at Fig. 4, and only be bent tothe required extent before in sertion in the shoe.

Although I prefer to make the studs with a special head, as shown, yet they may also be employed without this.

Having thus described the nature of my invention and the 4best means I know for carrying the saine into practical effect, I claim- 1. An improved roughing for horseshoes, consisting in rectangular tapering holes formed at suitable points of the shoe, and roughing studs or nails formed with a rectangular-shaped tapering neck or head fitting the said holes closely with a Wedging action and havinga thin curved shank with chiselshaped end, Y which projects out between the shoe and the hoof, and is bent sharply down over the edge 35 of the shoe for xing the nail, substantially as herein described.

2. A roughing stud or nail having a rectanguiar-shaped neck or head of uniform taper adapted to fit a coi-respondugly-tapered hole in theshoe,and athin curved shank with chiselshaped end adapted to penetrate between the shoe and the hoof, substantially as herein described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name i5 to this specication, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, this 9th day ofFebruary, A.

FIRMIN SILVAIN LEPINTE. Vitnesses: Y

J ULEs DrenAN, FERDINAND MOREL. 

